What Clients Say...

“Kacy Qua has an incredible mind and a unique perspective on the world and the future. She is a non-traditional thinker who brings a contrarian mindset and approach to solving important problems. She’s fully in her element exploring world changing ideas with the leading thinkers of our era.” 

— Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos

“Kacy Qua has been like a secret weapon to us. Probably the smartest person I know, and a tremendous resource in helping guide strategy, business development, and growth for us. She is particularly good at translating big vision into practical application and has a wealth of knowledge in a variety of areas. Her insights and problem solving have been transformative for multiple aspects of the business.”

Strategic Advising, Innovation Workshops, Retreats

Between leading a prize design team to disrupt our global education system with Peter Diamandis at the X PRIZE, experimenting in cutting edge employment models with Tony Hsieh, and partnering with a wide variety of visionaries to tackle some of the globe's biggest challenges, I have learned to innovate from the best. Let me help your organization apply the mindsets and tools that separate these industry leaders from the rest of the pack.

Previous engagements include:

aiding C Suite executives in using first principles reasoning to break down bureaucracy, inspire new ideas and approaches to old problems, and translate inspiring vision into action

facilitating innovation workshops and events, focused on asking better questions to help drive more productive, honest, trusting, and purpose-driven, conversations

advising a top ranked medical school on crowd sourced innovation and creation of an incentive challenge platform to more rapidly translate academic research into public health

guiding quickly growing startups through strategic business and product development, vision, mission, and values definition, as well as messaging for customers, partners, and investors

Companies and Clients

Former X PRIZE designer and fundraiser. Founder of youth apprenticeship company. Worked or consulted for various industry leading organizations.